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# description

noun (description, descriptions)

«description» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A description is words that tell what someone or something is like — how it looks, sounds, feels or behaves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/description/#m1)
2. A description is the act of describing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/description/#m2)
3. A description can also mean a kind or sort of person or thing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/description/#m3)

### In the lessons

In English lessons, children write descriptions of characters and settings using adjectives and the five senses. In science, a description of an experiment tells what was done and seen. In safety, giving a good description helps police find a lost child or a thief. Phrases: «give a description», «fit the description», «beyond description», «job description».

### Examples

- Write a description of your favourite place. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/description/#x1)
- She gave the police a description of the man. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/description/#x2)
- The book has a lovely description of the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/description/#x3)
- The puppy fits the description of the lost dog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/description/#x4)
- His description of the storm made me shiver. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/description/#x5)
- Add a description under each picture. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/description/#x6)
- The view was beautiful beyond description. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/description/#x7)
- Here lies a maiden of another description. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/description/#x8)

### Note

Spelling trap: «description» (no «-scribe-» inside). Verb: «describe»; adjective: «descriptive». Countable: «a description», «descriptions». In maths, the word problem itself is a description; read it for numbers and what is asked.

## In Jewish tradition

In English lessons, children write descriptions of characters and settings using adjectives and the five senses. In science, a description of an experiment tells what was done and seen. In safety, giving a good description helps police find a lost child or a thief. Phrases: «give a description», «fit the description», «beyond description», «job description».

### Examples

- And ye shall describe the land into seven portions, and bring the description hither to me; and I will cast lots for you here before the LORD our God. (Prophets JOS.18.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/description/#x1)

### Note

Spelling trap: «description» (no «-scribe-» inside). Verb: «describe»; adjective: «descriptive». Countable: «a description», «descriptions». In maths, the word problem itself is a description; read it for numbers and what is asked.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «description» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/description/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«description» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/description.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «description» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/description/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«description» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/description.html) on Mova free.